11. I will use all my strength and power to bring them out of that land. I will bring disasters on the Egyptians, as I did earlier, and I will destroy their country.
12. The whole land will be in mourning; it will be shaken to its foundations when I, the Lord, strike it and pound on it.
13. The farmers will mourn because their seed will fail to sprout, and their trees will be destroyed by blight, hail, and terrible storms.
14. “The world and the people in it are doomed.
15. The war that will bring their destruction is very near. Nations will arm themselves and fight against other nations.
16. There will be great political turmoil, with one group trying to overpower another and gain control, while ignoring the legitimate government.
17. There will no longer be free access to the cities,
18. because the struggle for power will bring destruction, terror, and total confusion wherever people live.
19. Driven by famine and terrible suffering, men will assault their neighbours and mercilessly plunder their possessions.”
20. God says, “I am calling together all the kings of the earth to come from north, south, east, and west to turn back and restore what they have taken.